Dronacharya awardee archery coach Tiwari suffers stroke, hospitalised in critical condition
The HinduIndia's Dronacharya Awardee archery coach Dharmendra Tiwari, who has trained many champion players including the star couple of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das, has suffered a stroke and is in a critical condition here. Tiwari, who started as a coach at the Jamshedpur Women's College, has been instrumental in the rise of Tata Archery Academy which has produced seven Olympians, 213 international medalists and 875 National-level players till date. At TAA, Tiwari has been behind the rise of many top level players like former world champion Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari, Vardhineni Pranitha, Rahul Banerjee, Jayant Talukdar, and the current duo of Atanu and Deepika among others. Upcoming Indian archer Komalika Bari, who is the reigning U-18 world champion, too has trained under Tiwari, who finally got his due last year after being bestowed with the prestigious Dronacharya Award.
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